Question

Carolyn Stradley is the founder of C&S Paving Ine.(鋪路公司)in Atlanta,USA.In the following account,she recalls the job that challenged her   36   and skill but left her flying high.

“When the Atlanta Airport was under   37   in 1979,we were a new company struggling to make it.National Car Rental wanted to have 2500 square meters of dirt paved   38   the cars could be on site   39   the airport opened,and the official opening was only ten days away!   40   other local paving company wanted to do the job,   41   it couldn’t be done in such a short time.”

“Because we were new and really needed the work,we were   42   to try harder.We gave National Car Rental our offer and    43   our best effort to get the job finished within ten days.We also   44   them that if we failed,they would be no worse off,   45   they had plenty to gain if we succeeded.”

“We got the job and immediately went into   46   .Working at night needed lights,so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site.Our   47   challenge was to keep the rock mixture   48   enough.All the available water wagons(灑水車)were rented out for the airport construction,and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one.  49   ,I got a special   50   to rent fire engine hoses(消防水龍帶)and connect them to nearby hydrants(消防);then I   51  held one of those hoses to   52   down the rock.”

“Those ten days were filled with challenges that  53   one creative idea after another.Nine days later,the night before the airport opened,National Car Rental was the  54  company that had cars on the parking lot.”

“The key to our success was having the    55   to take on any job and then being creative in our approach to getting it done.”

A.kindness                 B.patience                    C.imagination               D.experience

A.construction            B.repair                        C.control               D.development

A.after                B.as                             C.for                            D.so

.A.while                    B.since                         C.where                       D.when

A.Some                     B.Any                          C.No                            D.Every

A.stating                    B.reporting                   C.telling                       D.warning

A.able                       B.nervous                     C.afraid                        D.willing

A.supported        B.promised                   C.continued                  D.improved

A.asked                     B.surprised                   C.reminded                   D.demanded

A.though                  B.but                           C.as                             D.unless

A.discussion             B.action                       C.practice                     D.production

A.next                            B.first                          C.past                          D.previous

A.cold                            B.wet                           C.loose                         D.clean

A.Naturally                     B.Obviously                 C.Meanwhile                D.Instead

A.excuse                  B.order                        C.permit                       D.reason

A.exactly                 B.personally                 C.angrily                      D.hardly

A.pull                      B.knock                       C.hit                                   D.water

A.required                B.mixed                       C.followed                   D.formed

A.best                      B.last                           C.second                      D.only

A.courage                B.interest                      C.hope                         D.chance

Answer 1

【小題1】C

【小題2】A

【小題3】D

【小題4】D

【小題5】C

【小題6】A

【小題7】D

【小題8】B

【小題9】C

【小題10】B

【小題11】B

【小題12】A

【小題13】B

【小題14】D

【小題15】C

【小題16】B

【小題17】D

【小題18】A

【小題19】D

【小題20】A

解析:

【小題1】imagination 意為“想象力”。根據(jù)短文的最后一句話“The key to our success was having the courage to take on any job and then being creative in our approach to getting it done.”可判斷出Carolyn Stradley回憶了挑戰(zhàn)她的想象力的工作,因?yàn)橹挥芯哂邢胂罅Σ拍苡袆?chuàng)造性。kindness意為“仁慈,親切,好意,善意”;patience意為“耐性,忍耐”;experience意為“經(jīng)驗(yàn),體驗(yàn),經(jīng)歷,閱歷”。

【小題2】construction意為“建設(shè)”。根據(jù)下文中的“National Car Rental wanted to have 2500 square meters of dirt paved so the cars could be on site...”可判斷出在1979年the Atlanta Airport在建設(shè)中,因?yàn)橹挥薪ǔ珊蟛拍荛_放。repair意為“修理,修補(bǔ)”；control意為“控制,支配,管理,調(diào)節(jié),抑制”；development意為“發(fā)展”。

【小題3】so意為“以便,為了”。so用于so that 結(jié)構(gòu),口語常將 that 省略。句意為“當(dāng)機(jī)場開放時(shí),汽車能夠開到工地現(xiàn)場”。after 意為“在……之后”；as意為“當(dāng)……的時(shí)候”；for意為“因?yàn)椤薄?/p>

【小題4】when引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句,表示當(dāng)機(jī)場開放時(shí)。while引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句時(shí),從句的謂語動(dòng)詞必須是延續(xù)性動(dòng)詞。since 意為“自從”,與現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)連用表示動(dòng)作從過去的某個(gè)時(shí)候開始,一直延續(xù)到現(xiàn)在的動(dòng)作或存在的狀態(tài)。where引導(dǎo)地點(diǎn)狀語,意為“在……地方”。

【小題5】no意為“沒有”。根據(jù)下文中的“it couldn’t be done in such a short time”可判斷出沒有任何一個(gè)公司在這么短的工期內(nèi)完成這項(xiàng)任務(wù)。故選C項(xiàng)。some表示“某一個(gè)”。any用于肯定句意為“任何一個(gè)”,表示任何一個(gè)公司都能完成。every意為“每一個(gè)”。

【小題6】state意為“聲明,陳述,規(guī)定”。下文中的“it couldn’t be done in such a short time”作其賓語,表示聲稱不能在如此短的時(shí)間內(nèi)完成任務(wù)。report意為“報(bào)導(dǎo),匯報(bào),報(bào)到,告發(fā)”;tell意為“告訴,說,吩咐,斷定”;warn意為“警告,注意,通知”。

【小題7】willing意為“樂意的,自愿的,心甘情愿的”。根據(jù)上文中的“Because we were new and really needed the work”可判斷出因?yàn)槭切麻_辦的公司,又真的需要工作,所以樂意做這項(xiàng)工作。able意為“能……的,有才能的,能干的,能夠的”；nervous意為“神經(jīng)緊張的,不安的”；afraid意為 “害怕,擔(dān)心”。

【小題8】promise意為“允諾,答應(yīng)”。表示答應(yīng)盡力在這段時(shí)間內(nèi)完成任務(wù)。故選B項(xiàng)。support意為“支撐,扶持,支持,支援,擁護(hù),維持,贍養(yǎng),忍受”；continue意為“繼續(xù),連續(xù),延伸”；improve意為“改善,改進(jìn)”。

【小題9】remind意為“提醒,使想起”。表示提醒他們。ask意為“問,要求,需要,邀請(qǐng)”；surprise意為“使驚奇”；demand意為“要求,需要,要求知道,查詢”。

【小題10】but意為“但是”。根據(jù)“they would be no worse off ”和“they had plenty to gain if we succeeded”之間的關(guān)系可判斷出它們表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系,所以要but連接。though 意為“雖然”；as意為“因?yàn)椤保籾nless意為“如果不”。

【小題11】action意為“動(dòng)作,作用,戰(zhàn)斗,行動(dòng),舉動(dòng),行為”。go into action意為“投入戰(zhàn)斗”,表示他們馬上行動(dòng)起來。discussion意為“討論”；practice意為“實(shí)行,實(shí)踐,實(shí)際,慣例,習(xí)慣,練習(xí),實(shí)習(xí),開業(yè)”；production意為“生產(chǎn),產(chǎn)品,作品”。

【小題12】next意為“下一次,其次”。根據(jù)上文中的“Working at night needed lights,so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site.”可判斷出他們的第一個(gè)挑戰(zhàn)是需要燈光,下一個(gè)挑戰(zhàn)是使巖石的混合物保持潮濕。first意為“第一的”；past意為“過去的,結(jié)束的”；previous意為“在前的,早先的”。

【小題13】wet意為“濕的,潮濕的”。根據(jù)下文中的“All the available water wagons were rented out for the airport construction,and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one.”可判斷出使巖石的混合物保持足夠潮濕。cold意為“寒冷的,使人戰(zhàn)栗的”;loose意為“寬松的,不精確的,不牢固的,散漫的,自由的”;clean意為“清潔的,干凈的,清白的”。

【小題14】instead意為“代替”。根據(jù)上文中的“All the available water wagons were rented out for the airport construction,and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one.”可判斷出由于灑水車都被別人租用了,所以他們用消防水龍代替。naturally意為“自然地”；obviously意為“明顯地”；meanwhile意為“其時(shí),其間”。

【小題15】permit意為“許可,允許,準(zhǔn)許”。因?yàn)樽庥孟�防水龍需要特許。excuse意為“原諒,申辯,作為……的托辭,為……免去”。order意為“次序,順序,正常(工作)狀態(tài),秩序,會(huì)議規(guī)則,命令,定購,定單”。reason意為“理由,原因,動(dòng)機(jī)”。

【小題16】personally意為“親自地,以個(gè)人”。表示Carolyn Stradley親自澆水。exactly意為“正確地,嚴(yán)密地”；angrily意為“憤怒地”；hardly意為“幾乎不”。

【小題17】water意為“澆水”。根據(jù)上文中“Our next challenge was to keep the rock mixture wet enough.”可判斷出要保持巖石混合物足夠潮濕就必須往巖石上澆水。pull意為“拉,拖,拔”；knock意為“敲,敲打,敲擊,(使)碰撞”；hit意為“打擊,打,碰撞,”。

【小題18】require意為“需要”。表示需要想出一個(gè)又一個(gè)主意的挑戰(zhàn)。mix意為“使混和,混淆,混合”；follow意為“跟隨,追隨,沿……而行,理解,遵循,從事”；form意為“形成,構(gòu)成,排列,(使)組成”。

【小題19】only意為“唯一的,單獨(dú)的”。根據(jù)上文的內(nèi)容可判斷出因?yàn)镹ational Car Rental在飛機(jī)場請(qǐng)C&S Paving Inc.建造了停車場,所以它是唯一一個(gè)在機(jī)場有停車場的公司。best意為“最好的”；last意為“最后的,臨終的,末尾的,最近的”；second意為“第二，另一個(gè),又一個(gè)”。

【小題20】courage意為“勇氣”。根據(jù)上文的內(nèi)容可判斷出當(dāng)時(shí)沒有一個(gè)公司愿意承擔(dān)這項(xiàng)任務(wù),但C&S Paving Inc.接受了挑戰(zhàn),完成了任務(wù),這需要勇氣。interest意為“興趣,關(guān)心,重要性,影響”；hope意為“希望”；chance意為“機(jī)會(huì),可能性,偶然性”。